COMMUNITY COOKBOOK WINNERS ANNOUNCED

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Cookbooks produced by charitable organizations in East Hampton, N.Y., Dallas and Atlanta won top prizes in the 1995 Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards.

"The East Hampton L.V.I.S. Centennial Cookbook" ($21.95), produced by the Ladies Village Improvement Society 100 years after its founding, was the national winner. "The book," a panel of judges reported, "shows great respect for history and a wonderful sense of community."

The runner-up, "The Artful Table" ($35), a coffee-table volume from the Dallas Museum of Art League, was praised for "its integration of art and theme." Third place went to "True Grits--Tall Tales and Recipes from the New South" ($26.95), a combination of essays and regional dishes.

The Midwest regional winner was "Women of Great Taste" from the Junior League of Wichita, Kan.

"A Taste of Georgia," published by the Newnan Junior Service League of Newnan, Ga., was voted into the Walter S. McIlhenny Hall of Fame. Only community cookbooks with sales in excess of 100,000 copies are eligible for the Hall of Fame.